CTBUH officially using the word megatall for 600m+, time for the forum to join?

[KillerZavatar]

Originally Posted by CTBUH.org

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters (around 2,000 feet) – that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. Two years ago, prior to the completion of the Burj Khalifa, this building type did not exist. And yet, by 2020, we can expect at least eight such buildings to exist internationally. The term “supertall” (which refers to a building over 300 meters) is thus no longer adequate to describe these buildings: we are entering the era of the “megatall.” This term is now officially being used by the Council to describe buildings over 600 meters in height, or double the height of a supertall (see Figure 1).

source: http://ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/Heigh...S/Default.aspx

CTBUH.org is one of our best sources for information and with them adding a new category and adding it for a good reason, it may be a good idea to start a new subforum for these buildings in our world development forums too. i know this has been discussed before and the reason we never had it was because it would be pointless to just create a new word, but now with an official source drawing the line on that mark, we magatall-enthusiasts may be up to something =D. this topic is to provoke a bit and see reactions from all you guys, would it be a good idea? would you like or dislike this change?

[HK999]

Well I think that 600m is still too tall for a new category. There are far too few towers which fall under that category.
For now, there are only 2(!) 600m+ towers U/C: Shanghai Tower and Ping An FC. Burj is completed and Makkah Clock Tower is T/O.

I guess 500m+ would fit better.

[KillerZavatar]

Originally Posted by HK999

Well I think that 600m is still too tall for a new category. There are far too few towers which fall under that category.
For now, there are only 2(!) 600m+ towers U/C: Shanghai Tower and Ping An FC. Burj is completed and Makkah Clock Tower is T/O.

I guess 500m+ would fit better.

but there are quite some buildings proposed and vision. and i think with time it will only get more. true that the new subforum would be very small at the beginning though

[HK999]

Originally Posted by KillerZavatar

but there are quite some buildings proposed and vision. and i think with time it will only get more.

I agree, although we can't know for sure what will happen to these proposals / visions in these uncertain economic situations.

Originally Posted by KillerZavatar

true that the new subforum would be very small at the beginning though

Exactly. That's why I would recommend to add the 500m+ towers (6 U/C) at the first step.

[Jan]

There is a similar discussion here. I suggest we keep that discussion there. Given the compact number of realistic 600+ meter projects I don't think it makes a lot of sense to create a separate section for these, at least not for now.